Tyson Fury threatens to get fat and retire again if Anthony Joshua won't fight: 'It's either him or I'm gone'
"If it ain't Anthony Joshua next, I'm not interested in boxing," ranted a livid Fury. "I'll eat a thousand Easter eggs, go up to 35 stone [490 pounds] — I'm out."
In case you weren’t certain, Tyson Fury is making his next target clear. After his victorious comeback to the ring on Netflix , it’s Anthony Joshua or bust. Fury (35-2-1, 24 KOs) soundly outclassed Arslanbek Makhmudov (21-3, 19 KOs) on Saturday inside London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, competing for the first time in 16 months and picking up his first win since late 2023.
The performance, which concluded with a one-sided unanimous decision for the former world heavyweight champion, marked Fury’s return from his fifth career retirement. Joshua was seated ringside to take in the action, and Fury wasted little time calling out his longtime rival following his victory. Joshua, however, refused multiple invitations to enter the ring and face off with Fury, and though he acknowledged some interest in a long-discussed bout against Fury, Joshua ultimately declined to commit to anything concrete on the Netflix broadcast — a decision that left Fury incensed.
“It’s another stumbling block again,” Fury ranted in his post-fight press conference. “It’s been 10 years in the making. Like, what’s the holdup?
He’s just come off a win [over Jake Paul], knocked a man spark out , broke a man’s jaw. I‘ve just come off a win. Let’s get it on.
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